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Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
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Volume 2, Issue 10 - May 31st, 2014 Despite severe winter weather, intermodal volumes rose 2.6% in the first quarter above 2013, the Intermodal Association of North America reported. For the first time in nearly a decade, piggyback trailer growth…
Volume 2, Issue 10 - May 31st, 2014 The National Labor Relations Board has invited public input on whether college football players should be allowed to form a union. The only catch: You need to be a labor lawyer to comment. On March 26 an NLRB regional…
Volume 2, Issue 10 - May 31st, 2014 Walmart and its third-party warehouse services provider Schneider Logistics Trans-Loading and Distribution have settled a lawsuit for $21 million that accused them of abetting poor treatment of 1,800 temp workers in…
Volume 2, Issue 10 - May 31st, 2014 If you use temporary staffing firms to supply some of your personnel needs, you need to prepare for federal and some state government agencies scrutinizing your operation. This nationwide and state-level campaign targeting…
Volume 2, Issue 10 - May 31st, 2014 Under lobbying pressure from the elevator industry, Maryland has made it virtually illegal to use vertical reciprocating conveyors in warehouses and other industrial facilities. The state did this by placing VRCs within…
Volume 2, Issue 9 - May 15th, 2014 3PL Summit & Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum June 11-13 2014, Radisson Blu Aqua, Chicago Dear ACWI Advance Reader, Gaining first-hand knowledge in logistics is key to staying on top of the industry. That’s why ACWI has…
Volume 2, Issue 9 - May 15th, 2014 Confirmed by the Senate on April 28, Dr. David Weil became Administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division of the when he squeaked by on a Senate confirmation vote of 51 votes.10 The Wage and Hour…
Volume 2, Issue 9 - May 15th, 2014 The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a federal appeals court ruling that limitation of cargo liability must be specifically included in the bill of lading governing the shipment, not just in the carrier’s tariff. “Carriers are…
Volume 2, Issue 9 - May 15th, 2014 Late last year OSHA issued new “voluntary” standards for workplace chemical exposure instead of engaging in the time-consuming and bothersome notice-and-comment rulemaking process that is required when writing a new…
Volume 2, Issue 9 - May 15th, 2014 The American Chemistry Council’s Chemical Activity Barometer, which is seen as a leading economic indicator, has reached its highest peak since March 2008. ACC noted that the unusually harsh winter skewed earlier data. It…
Volume 2, Issue 9 - May 15th, 2014 Port labor and capacity issues threaten to create a miserable summer for importers. The biggest immediate concern is the June 30 expiration of the ILWU contract covering the West Coast ports from San Diego to Seattle.…
Volume 2, Issue 9 - May 15th, 2014 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced plans to raise the liability insurance minimum for commercial trucks from the current $750,000 per truck, provoking both criticism and support from the trucking…
Blog
Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
Showing 992 posts in Warehouse and Logistics Newsletter.
Volume 2, Issue 10 - May 31st, 2014 Despite severe winter weather, intermodal volumes rose 2.6% in the first quarter above 2013, the Intermodal Association of North America reported. For the first time in nearly a decade, piggyback trailer growth…
Volume 2, Issue 10 - May 31st, 2014 The National Labor Relations Board has invited public input on whether college football players should be allowed to form a union. The only catch: You need to be a labor lawyer to comment. On March 26 an NLRB regional…
Volume 2, Issue 10 - May 31st, 2014 Walmart and its third-party warehouse services provider Schneider Logistics Trans-Loading and Distribution have settled a lawsuit for $21 million that accused them of abetting poor treatment of 1,800 temp workers in…
Volume 2, Issue 10 - May 31st, 2014 If you use temporary staffing firms to supply some of your personnel needs, you need to prepare for federal and some state government agencies scrutinizing your operation. This nationwide and state-level campaign targeting…
Volume 2, Issue 10 - May 31st, 2014 Under lobbying pressure from the elevator industry, Maryland has made it virtually illegal to use vertical reciprocating conveyors in warehouses and other industrial facilities. The state did this by placing VRCs within…
Volume 2, Issue 9 - May 15th, 2014 3PL Summit & Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum June 11-13 2014, Radisson Blu Aqua, Chicago Dear ACWI Advance Reader, Gaining first-hand knowledge in logistics is key to staying on top of the industry. That’s why ACWI has…
Volume 2, Issue 9 - May 15th, 2014 Confirmed by the Senate on April 28, Dr. David Weil became Administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division of the when he squeaked by on a Senate confirmation vote of 51 votes.10 The Wage and Hour…
Volume 2, Issue 9 - May 15th, 2014 The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a federal appeals court ruling that limitation of cargo liability must be specifically included in the bill of lading governing the shipment, not just in the carrier’s tariff. “Carriers are…
Volume 2, Issue 9 - May 15th, 2014 Late last year OSHA issued new “voluntary” standards for workplace chemical exposure instead of engaging in the time-consuming and bothersome notice-and-comment rulemaking process that is required when writing a new…
Volume 2, Issue 9 - May 15th, 2014 The American Chemistry Council’s Chemical Activity Barometer, which is seen as a leading economic indicator, has reached its highest peak since March 2008. ACC noted that the unusually harsh winter skewed earlier data. It…
Volume 2, Issue 9 - May 15th, 2014 Port labor and capacity issues threaten to create a miserable summer for importers. The biggest immediate concern is the June 30 expiration of the ILWU contract covering the West Coast ports from San Diego to Seattle.…
Volume 2, Issue 9 - May 15th, 2014 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced plans to raise the liability insurance minimum for commercial trucks from the current $750,000 per truck, provoking both criticism and support from the trucking…